Public College Cost Data 2026
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| University | Location | Type | Total Cost | Net Price | Median Earnings | Graduation Rate | Value Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | Kings Point, NY | Public | $9,168 | $6,174 | $90,610 | 82.4% | Value Score = earnings 36.2 + graduation 20.6 + net price 12.9 + total cost 8.9 + debt 8.1 = 86.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta, GA | Public | $28,167 | $12,116 | $102,772 | 94% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.5 + net price 11.0 + total cost 6.5 + debt 4.3 = 85.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Public | $45,619 | $13,481 | $92,446 | 92.8% | Value Score = earnings 37.0 + graduation 23.2 + net price 10.5 + total cost 4.3 + debt 6.6 = 81.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA | Public | $32,265 | $16,665 | $90,768 | 86.4% | Value Score = earnings 36.3 + graduation 21.6 + net price 9.4 + total cost 6.0 + debt 5.6 = 78.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Public | $38,614 | $12,548 | $82,511 | 92.6% | Value Score = earnings 33.0 + graduation 23.2 + net price 10.8 + total cost 5.2 + debt 6.3 = 78.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | Public | $34,654 | $13,138 | $83,648 | 93.2% | Value Score = earnings 33.5 + graduation 23.3 + net price 10.6 + total cost 5.7 + debt 5.0 = 78.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | New York, NY | Public | $14,170 | $3,033 | $75,971 | 72.1% | Value Score = earnings 30.4 + graduation 18.0 + net price 14.0 + total cost 8.2 + debt 7.1 = 77.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | Public | $22,523 | $6,541 | $71,588 | 91.1% | Value Score = earnings 28.6 + graduation 22.8 + net price 12.8 + total cost 7.2 + debt 6.0 = 77.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-San Diego | La Jolla, CA | Public | $38,701 | $12,470 | $84,943 | 86.1% | Value Score = earnings 34.0 + graduation 21.5 + net price 10.8 + total cost 5.2 + debt 5.8 = 77.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA | Public | $39,926 | $21,565 | $86,863 | 95.6% | Value Score = earnings 34.7 + graduation 23.9 + net price 7.8 + total cost 5.0 + debt 5.7 = 77.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Maryland-College Park | College Park, MD | Public | $29,299 | $15,678 | $82,860 | 88.6% | Value Score = earnings 33.1 + graduation 22.1 + net price 9.8 + total cost 6.3 + debt 5.1 = 76.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | Public | $26,055 | $11,655 | $72,200 | 91.2% | Value Score = earnings 28.9 + graduation 22.8 + net price 11.1 + total cost 6.7 + debt 6.3 = 75.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Davis | Davis, CA | Public | $41,238 | $14,741 | $80,838 | 85.7% | Value Score = earnings 32.3 + graduation 21.4 + net price 10.1 + total cost 4.8 + debt 6.9 = 75.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Irvine | Irvine, CA | Public | $38,632 | $14,251 | $80,735 | 86.9% | Value Score = earnings 32.3 + graduation 21.7 + net price 10.2 + total cost 5.2 + debt 6.1 = 75.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA | Public | $32,446 | $14,091 | $78,466 | 85.2% | Value Score = earnings 31.4 + graduation 21.3 + net price 10.3 + total cost 5.9 + debt 6.5 = 75.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL | Public | $33,642 | $14,355 | $81,054 | 85.1% | Value Score = earnings 32.4 + graduation 21.3 + net price 10.2 + total cost 5.8 + debt 5.3 = 75.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO | Public | $40,560 | $28,690 | $97,335 | 81.7% | Value Score = earnings 38.9 + graduation 20.4 + net price 5.4 + total cost 4.9 + debt 5.0 = 74.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| SUNY Maritime College | Throggs Neck, NY | Public | $29,786 | $22,367 | $95,951 | 64.4% | Value Score = earnings 38.4 + graduation 16.1 + net price 7.5 + total cost 6.3 + debt 5.5 = 73.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| San Jose State University | San Jose, CA | Public | $26,593 | $13,760 | $78,988 | 69.2% | Value Score = earnings 31.6 + graduation 17.3 + net price 10.4 + total cost 6.7 + debt 6.6 = 72.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN | Public | $24,591 | $14,600 | $72,424 | 83.1% | Value Score = earnings 29.0 + graduation 20.8 + net price 10.1 + total cost 6.9 + debt 5.7 = 72.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Cal Poly Maritime Academy | Vallejo, CA | Public | $29,853 | $20,555 | $94,784 | 59.7% | Value Score = earnings 37.9 + graduation 14.9 + net price 8.1 + total cost 6.3 + debt 5.2 = 72.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | Public | $28,679 | $17,354 | $73,792 | 89.6% | Value Score = earnings 29.5 + graduation 22.4 + net price 9.2 + total cost 6.4 + debt 4.8 = 72.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Binghamton University | Vestal, NY | Public | $30,345 | $21,620 | $80,596 | 81.6% | Value Score = earnings 32.2 + graduation 20.4 + net price 7.8 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.7 = 72.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | Public | $32,859 | $16,504 | $84,276 | 72.8% | Value Score = earnings 33.7 + graduation 18.2 + net price 9.5 + total cost 5.9 + debt 5.0 = 72.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Georgia | Athens, GA | Public | $27,993 | $13,936 | $68,726 | 89.7% | Value Score = earnings 27.5 + graduation 22.4 + net price 10.4 + total cost 6.5 + debt 5.2 = 72.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Public | $41,573 | $16,109 | $74,915 | 83% | Value Score = earnings 30.0 + graduation 20.8 + net price 9.6 + total cost 4.8 + debt 6.6 = 71.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | Public | $31,247 | $19,857 | $75,121 | 88.9% | Value Score = earnings 30.0 + graduation 22.2 + net price 8.4 + total cost 6.1 + debt 4.6 = 71.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg, VA | Public | $36,951 | $24,953 | $81,698 | 86.2% | Value Score = earnings 32.7 + graduation 21.6 + net price 6.7 + total cost 5.4 + debt 4.6 = 70.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA | Public | $43,035 | $19,096 | $73,490 | 89.4% | Value Score = earnings 29.4 + graduation 22.4 + net price 8.6 + total cost 4.6 + debt 5.6 = 70.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro, NM | Public | $24,967 | $9,873 | $76,489 | 57.1% | Value Score = earnings 30.6 + graduation 14.3 + net price 11.7 + total cost 6.9 + debt 6.8 = 70.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Pomona, CA | Public | $23,955 | $11,531 | $71,902 | 68.4% | Value Score = earnings 28.8 + graduation 17.1 + net price 11.2 + total cost 7.0 + debt 6.2 = 70.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton, CA | Public | $18,269 | $6,555 | $62,951 | 70.2% | Value Score = earnings 25.2 + graduation 17.5 + net price 12.8 + total cost 7.7 + debt 6.6 = 69.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Public | $30,061 | $16,778 | $69,020 | 85.3% | Value Score = earnings 27.6 + graduation 21.3 + net price 9.4 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.2 = 69.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| CUNY City College | New York, NY | Public | $14,403 | $3,776 | $66,039 | 56.8% | Value Score = earnings 26.4 + graduation 14.2 + net price 13.7 + total cost 8.2 + debt 7.2 = 69.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, MO | Public | $29,231 | $16,298 | $82,957 | 64.4% | Value Score = earnings 33.2 + graduation 16.1 + net price 9.6 + total cost 6.3 + debt 4.6 = 69.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | Public | $26,425 | $17,303 | $68,758 | 84.8% | Value Score = earnings 27.5 + graduation 21.2 + net price 9.2 + total cost 6.7 + debt 5.1 = 69.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, VA | Public | $34,824 | $17,113 | $77,369 | 76.2% | Value Score = earnings 30.9 + graduation 19.1 + net price 9.3 + total cost 5.6 + debt 4.6 = 69.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay, MA | Public | $31,367 | $21,582 | $82,392 | 74.1% | Value Score = earnings 33.0 + graduation 18.5 + net price 7.8 + total cost 6.1 + debt 4.1 = 69.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | Public | $25,720 | $11,297 | $61,675 | 85.6% | Value Score = earnings 24.7 + graduation 21.4 + net price 11.2 + total cost 6.8 + debt 5.4 = 69.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station, TX | Public | $32,696 | $21,315 | $72,097 | 83.9% | Value Score = earnings 28.8 + graduation 21.0 + net price 7.9 + total cost 5.9 + debt 5.7 = 69.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY | Public | $30,539 | $18,784 | $74,502 | 75.6% | Value Score = earnings 29.8 + graduation 18.9 + net price 8.7 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.7 = 69.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| CUNY Hunter College | New York, NY | Public | $13,905 | $2,984 | $63,163 | 56.9% | Value Score = earnings 25.3 + graduation 14.2 + net price 14.0 + total cost 8.3 + debt 7.5 = 69.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | Public | $30,952 | $17,799 | $72,950 | 80.6% | Value Score = earnings 29.2 + graduation 20.1 + net price 9.1 + total cost 6.1 + debt 4.0 = 68.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | Public | $28,604 | $17,915 | $76,343 | 67.8% | Value Score = earnings 30.5 + graduation 17.0 + net price 9.0 + total cost 6.4 + debt 5.5 = 68.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI | Public | $34,152 | $14,182 | $78,198 | 68.1% | Value Score = earnings 31.3 + graduation 17.0 + net price 10.3 + total cost 5.7 + debt 4.1 = 68.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | Public | $22,679 | $10,440 | $64,403 | 68.9% | Value Score = earnings 25.8 + graduation 17.2 + net price 11.5 + total cost 7.2 + debt 6.5 = 68.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Clemson University | Clemson, SC | Public | $35,015 | $22,253 | $71,513 | 86.6% | Value Score = earnings 28.6 + graduation 21.6 + net price 7.6 + total cost 5.6 + debt 4.6 = 68.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | Public | $21,462 | $9,288 | $60,249 | 74.4% | Value Score = earnings 24.1 + graduation 18.6 + net price 11.9 + total cost 7.3 + debt 5.9 = 67.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | Public | $27,780 | $15,364 | $64,909 | 76.4% | Value Score = earnings 26.0 + graduation 19.1 + net price 9.9 + total cost 6.5 + debt 6.3 = 67.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| CUNY Queens College | Queens, NY | Public | $14,367 | $4,195 | $62,763 | 53.3% | Value Score = earnings 25.1 + graduation 13.3 + net price 13.6 + total cost 8.2 + debt 7.5 = 67.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ | Public | $36,993 | $24,406 | $74,479 | 83.6% | Value Score = earnings 29.8 + graduation 20.9 + net price 6.9 + total cost 5.4 + debt 4.6 = 67.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX | Public | $29,807 | $18,267 | $68,227 | 75.7% | Value Score = earnings 27.3 + graduation 18.9 + net price 8.9 + total cost 6.3 + debt 6.1 = 67.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus, OH | Public | $30,305 | $17,339 | $60,409 | 87.7% | Value Score = earnings 24.2 + graduation 21.9 + net price 9.2 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.9 = 67.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Brooklyn, NY | Public | $14,151 | $3,103 | $60,752 | 53.9% | Value Score = earnings 24.3 + graduation 13.5 + net price 14.0 + total cost 8.2 + debt 7.4 = 67.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Public | $30,785 | $20,995 | $70,814 | 75.2% | Value Score = earnings 28.3 + graduation 18.8 + net price 8.0 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.9 = 67.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | Public | $23,133 | $10,411 | $58,308 | 78% | Value Score = earnings 23.3 + graduation 19.5 + net price 11.5 + total cost 7.1 + debt 5.7 = 67.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Riverside | Riverside, CA | Public | $38,942 | $14,304 | $67,699 | 76% | Value Score = earnings 27.1 + graduation 19.0 + net price 10.2 + total cost 5.1 + debt 5.7 = 67.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | Bloomington, IN | Public | $28,801 | $16,264 | $63,742 | 80.2% | Value Score = earnings 25.5 + graduation 20.1 + net price 9.6 + total cost 6.4 + debt 5.6 = 67.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Farmingdale State College | Farmingdale, NY | Public | $18,966 | $10,867 | $69,781 | 52.8% | Value Score = earnings 27.9 + graduation 13.2 + net price 11.4 + total cost 7.6 + debt 6.9 = 67.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst, MA | Public | $34,549 | $22,383 | $71,631 | 83.3% | Value Score = earnings 28.7 + graduation 20.8 + net price 7.5 + total cost 5.7 + debt 4.3 = 67.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD | Public | $28,576 | $16,467 | $69,960 | 70% | Value Score = earnings 28.0 + graduation 17.5 + net price 9.5 + total cost 6.4 + debt 5.5 = 66.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago, IL | Public | $27,521 | $10,974 | $68,740 | 61.6% | Value Score = earnings 27.5 + graduation 15.4 + net price 11.3 + total cost 6.6 + debt 6.1 = 66.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | Public | $22,859 | $9,812 | $57,743 | 76.8% | Value Score = earnings 23.1 + graduation 19.2 + net price 11.7 + total cost 7.1 + debt 5.7 = 66.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | Public | $39,426 | $25,097 | $73,997 | 83.3% | Value Score = earnings 29.6 + graduation 20.8 + net price 6.6 + total cost 5.1 + debt 4.7 = 66.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston, SC | Public | $33,880 | $20,723 | $72,085 | 75% | Value Score = earnings 28.8 + graduation 18.8 + net price 8.1 + total cost 5.8 + debt 4.9 = 66.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA | Public | $31,735 | $23,322 | $69,954 | 79.7% | Value Score = earnings 28.0 + graduation 19.9 + net price 7.2 + total cost 6.0 + debt 5.1 = 66.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Maine Maritime Academy | Castine, ME | Public | $31,046 | $23,414 | $89,964 | 58.2% | Value Score = earnings 36.0 + graduation 14.5 + net price 7.2 + total cost 6.1 + debt 2.3 = 66.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| SUNY College at Geneseo | Geneseo, NY | Public | $27,709 | $18,211 | $67,316 | 71.5% | Value Score = earnings 26.9 + graduation 17.9 + net price 8.9 + total cost 6.5 + debt 5.8 = 66.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State University-East Bay | Hayward, CA | Public | $22,850 | $9,320 | $71,401 | 48% | Value Score = earnings 28.6 + graduation 12.0 + net price 11.9 + total cost 7.1 + debt 6.4 = 66.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | New York, NY | Public | $14,212 | $3,203 | $56,195 | 55.8% | Value Score = earnings 22.5 + graduation 14.0 + net price 13.9 + total cost 8.2 + debt 7.4 = 66.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | Norman, OK | Public | $28,872 | $15,300 | $63,126 | 75.3% | Value Score = earnings 25.3 + graduation 18.8 + net price 9.9 + total cost 6.4 + debt 5.6 = 66.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | Public | $32,198 | $19,680 | $67,253 | 80.7% | Value Score = earnings 26.9 + graduation 20.2 + net price 8.4 + total cost 6.0 + debt 4.4 = 65.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA | Public | $41,179 | $17,890 | $68,396 | 75.1% | Value Score = earnings 27.4 + graduation 18.8 + net price 9.0 + total cost 4.9 + debt 5.9 = 65.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State University-Stanislaus | Turlock, CA | Public | $19,739 | $6,067 | $63,188 | 53.5% | Value Score = earnings 25.3 + graduation 13.4 + net price 13.0 + total cost 7.5 + debt 6.6 = 65.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| CUNY Lehman College | Bronx, NY | Public | $14,121 | $3,148 | $58,013 | 51.3% | Value Score = earnings 23.2 + graduation 12.8 + net price 14.0 + total cost 8.2 + debt 7.6 = 65.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Charter Oak State College | New Britain, CT | Public | $23,210 | $15,815 | $64,209 | 66.7% | Value Score = earnings 25.7 + graduation 16.7 + net price 9.7 + total cost 7.1 + debt 6.5 = 65.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The College of New Jersey | Ewing, NJ | Public | $38,860 | $27,646 | $73,323 | 85.9% | Value Score = earnings 29.3 + graduation 21.5 + net price 5.8 + total cost 5.1 + debt 3.9 = 65.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | Public | $25,557 | $16,200 | $67,170 | 65.1% | Value Score = earnings 26.9 + graduation 16.3 + net price 9.6 + total cost 6.8 + debt 6.0 = 65.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL | Public | $20,983 | $10,154 | $56,343 | 69.2% | Value Score = earnings 22.5 + graduation 17.3 + net price 11.6 + total cost 7.4 + debt 6.6 = 65.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State University-Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | Public | $22,945 | $9,338 | $64,876 | 56.3% | Value Score = earnings 26.0 + graduation 14.1 + net price 11.9 + total cost 7.1 + debt 6.4 = 65.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State University-San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | Public | $17,427 | $4,564 | $59,977 | 54.9% | Value Score = earnings 24.0 + graduation 13.7 + net price 13.5 + total cost 7.8 + debt 6.4 = 65.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah, NJ | Public | $29,483 | $18,173 | $67,541 | 69.8% | Value Score = earnings 27.0 + graduation 17.5 + net price 8.9 + total cost 6.3 + debt 5.7 = 65.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State University-Fresno | Fresno, CA | Public | $20,095 | $7,000 | $61,244 | 57% | Value Score = earnings 24.5 + graduation 14.2 + net price 12.7 + total cost 7.5 + debt 6.4 = 65.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Merced | Merced, CA | Public | $39,665 | $11,983 | $64,368 | 68.7% | Value Score = earnings 25.7 + graduation 17.2 + net price 11.0 + total cost 5.0 + debt 6.4 = 65.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Washington State University | Pullman, WA | Public | $27,648 | $14,971 | $68,905 | 60.5% | Value Score = earnings 27.6 + graduation 15.1 + net price 10.0 + total cost 6.5 + debt 5.8 = 65.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Public | $18,403 | $3,967 | $59,211 | 53% | Value Score = earnings 23.7 + graduation 13.2 + net price 13.7 + total cost 7.7 + debt 6.6 = 64.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | Public | $34,321 | $21,440 | $69,743 | 73.3% | Value Score = earnings 27.9 + graduation 18.3 + net price 7.9 + total cost 5.7 + debt 4.9 = 64.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park, CA | Public | $24,648 | $12,885 | $65,986 | 57.6% | Value Score = earnings 26.4 + graduation 14.4 + net price 10.7 + total cost 6.9 + debt 6.3 = 64.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA | Public | $24,018 | $18,589 | $63,386 | 75.3% | Value Score = earnings 25.4 + graduation 18.8 + net price 8.8 + total cost 7.0 + debt 4.6 = 64.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO | Public | $37,684 | $25,346 | $69,738 | 74.2% | Value Score = earnings 27.9 + graduation 18.5 + net price 6.6 + total cost 5.3 + debt 6.3 = 64.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State University-Northridge | Northridge, CA | Public | $20,485 | $7,021 | $59,115 | 57% | Value Score = earnings 23.6 + graduation 14.2 + net price 12.7 + total cost 7.4 + debt 6.6 = 64.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe, AZ | Public | $30,111 | $14,967 | $62,668 | 68% | Value Score = earnings 25.1 + graduation 17.0 + net price 10.0 + total cost 6.2 + debt 6.1 = 64.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Towson University | Towson, MD | Public | $28,535 | $17,413 | $64,390 | 69.5% | Value Score = earnings 25.8 + graduation 17.4 + net price 9.2 + total cost 6.4 + debt 5.6 = 64.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | Klamath Falls, OR | Public | $27,524 | $15,706 | $72,273 | 53.8% | Value Score = earnings 28.9 + graduation 13.4 + net price 9.8 + total cost 6.6 + debt 5.5 = 64.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | Public | $21,522 | $8,752 | $56,746 | 62.6% | Value Score = earnings 22.7 + graduation 15.6 + net price 12.1 + total cost 7.3 + debt 6.4 = 64.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State University-Chico | Chico, CA | Public | $26,283 | $14,480 | $64,172 | 62.8% | Value Score = earnings 25.7 + graduation 15.7 + net price 10.2 + total cost 6.7 + debt 5.9 = 64.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Auburn University | Auburn, AL | Public | $34,919 | $24,323 | $65,337 | 82% | Value Score = earnings 26.1 + graduation 20.5 + net price 6.9 + total cost 5.6 + debt 4.9 = 64.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | Public | $26,185 | $14,276 | $62,377 | 64.6% | Value Score = earnings 25.0 + graduation 16.1 + net price 10.2 + total cost 6.7 + debt 6.0 = 64.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Arkansas Grantham | LIttle Rock, AR | Public | $15,318 | $8,370 | $63,496 | 43% | Value Score = earnings 25.4 + graduation 10.8 + net price 12.2 + total cost 8.1 + debt 7.6 = 64.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University at Albany | Albany, NY | Public | $28,802 | $17,167 | $67,979 | 61.5% | Value Score = earnings 27.2 + graduation 15.4 + net price 9.3 + total cost 6.4 + debt 5.7 = 63.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
How to Use This Page
- Check residency-sensitive tuition carefully.
- Use net price to compare affordability after typical aid.
- Open profiles for debt and budget context.
Method Notes
Use the table as a starting point, then review each college profile for cost, net price, earnings, debt, graduation rate, and fit.
Figures are designed for comparison and may not match a student’s final bill. Residency, aid eligibility, housing, program fees, course load, and family income can change the real cost.